Economic downturn and stress testing European welfare systems

Francesco Figari (), Andrea Salvatori and Holly Sutherland

No 28, Working Papers from "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Abstract: As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of the new unemployed are protected by tax-benefit systems and to assess the cost pressures on governments. This paper uses the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to explore these issues, comparing effects in five countries. It provides evidence on the differing degrees of resilience of the household incomes of the newly unemployed due to the variations in the protection offered by the tax-benefit systems, according to whether unemployment benefit is payable, the household situation of the unemployed person, and across countries.

Keywords: unemployment; economic crisis; European Union; household income; microsimulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C81 H55 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2010-07
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